Human edge, growing

Personal care and service workers, all other

All personal care and service workers not listed separately.

AI Resistance Index 77 of 99

More resilient than most: more resilient than 77% of the 831 careers we score. AI exposure is moderate (the Bureau of Labor Statistics rates it moderate), and US jobs are projected to change by +5.9% by 2035, faster than average. The work leans on emotional intelligence.

AI struggles with much of this work, and US employers are expected to hire more people into it than average.

Median pay (2025): $41,600
Job growth to 2035: +5.9%
Openings a year: 14,400
People doing it (2025): 94,600
Usual route in: High school diploma, then short on-the-job training

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Careers using similar strengths, with a stronger outlook

Healthcare support workers, all otherHuman edge, growing, Index 83, +4.8%
Exercise trainers and group fitness instructorsHuman edge, growing, Index 99, +7.3%
Massage therapistsHuman edge, growing, Index 98, +15.3%
Animal trainersHuman edge, growing, Index 94, +4.2%

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Sources: US Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2025 to 2035; O*NET 31.0; Microsoft Research (2025); Anthropic Economic Index (2026); Eloundou and colleagues (Science, 2024); Felten, Raj and Seamans (2023). How we score. Updated 12 October 2026.